Recent work in applied linguistics has critiqued the discursive construction of essentialized
cultures of ESL students as the Other. Also discursively constructed are the images of the …

The concept of learner autonomy in the field of foreign language learning was clearly
articulated in the 1979 report prepared by Holec for the Council of Europe. The learner …

Autonomy has become a keyword of language policy in education systems around the
world, as the importance of independent learning and new technologies has grown. Now in …

This book addresses fundamental questions regarding the relationships between successful
language learning and strategy use and development according to learner, situational or …

Names: Lai, Chun (Language teacher) author. Title: Autonomous language learning with
technology beyond the classroom/Chun Lai. Description: London; New York: Bloomsbury …

This book addresses fundamental questions regarding the relationships between successful
language learning and strategy use and development, according to learner, situational or …

While corpus studies have progressed and expanded enormously in the last ten years and
involved various aspects of applied linguistics, including language teaching, learners' …

Based on the framework of self-determination theory (SDT), this two-wave longitudinal
empirical investigation examined the actual practicality of certain strategies that have been …

Helping students to become autonomous learners, who actively utilize technologies for
learning outside the classroom, is important for successful language learning. Teachers, as …

This volume brings together two prominent strands in second language acquisition theory
and research: the concept of learner autonomy and computer-assisted language learning …